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Collections

Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (3:83-84; 3:84-85)9th-10th century

Not on view
Horizontal Kufic manuscript folio with seven lines of bold Arabic script in black ink on aged, stained parchment, framed by a narrow border of blue and red decorative motifs

Unknown, Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (3:83-84; 3:84-85), 9th-10th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (3:83-84; 3:84-85)
Culture
Abbasid Caliphate
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
9th-10th century
Medium
Ink on parchment
Dimensions
Folio, overall (including border): 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (22.23 x 29.85 cm); Text block: 6 1/4 x 9 in. (15.88 x 22.86 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.608
Classification
Organic Materials
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.